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Landing switch vs landing forwards: which do you prefer?

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anxju
Posts: 9371 - Karma: 61
i find it wayyyyyy easier to land switch, because i cant backseat. it seems like 1/2 the time i land forwards something goes wrong unless im straightairing

which do you guys prefer?

and i searchbarred
Jan 4 2009 11:20PM
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KNUCKifyouBUCK
Posts: 1330 - Karma: 9
ummm landing forward... cause its not blind??
Jan 4 2009 11:21PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,018
shoulda searchbarred a little harder then
Jan 4 2009 11:21PM
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PhilboydStudge
Posts: 3431 - Karma: 206
landing switch just feels better and more fun to me
Jan 4 2009 11:22PM
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anxju
Posts: 9371 - Karma: 61
my bad, still cant find it
Jan 4 2009 11:24PM
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Meh42
Posts: 2431 - Karma: 14
switch for sure
Jan 4 2009 11:24PM
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Bradyballin101
Posts: 106 - Karma: 9
Switch all the way, and i have the same problem landing backseat
Jan 4 2009 11:32PM
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WeK
Posts: 1894 - Karma: 11
switch, easier to ride away from a sketch landing, if im landing forward and backseat i usually just let my feet go from under me unless it's something new im trying to land, not worth the shinbang of landing and staying up from a mad backseat landing
Jan 4 2009 11:36PM
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Yung_Gnarley
Posts: 9092 - Karma: 3,022
umm
Jan 4 2009 11:37PM
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mBall
Posts: 1690 - Karma: 2,827
i did this 1 a few days ago and was flying down this hill and didnt have time to look back and i ran into a dog. hahaha. i guess stomping a trick forwards is always nice
Jan 4 2009 11:38PM
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VCharette
Posts: 4276 - Karma: 1,047
switch so i can afterbang even harder!
Jan 4 2009 11:41PM
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Billiards.
Posts: 6853 - Karma: 816
switch take offs to switch landings. Switch 7 japan=best trick evah.
Jan 4 2009 11:47PM
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fsscott
Posts: 4684 - Karma: 114
Land switch so you can question peoples physical toughness

haha i love espn blog
Jan 4 2009 11:49PM
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emopoppins
Posts: 3996 - Karma: 269
i agree. i afterbang much harder when i land switch, however, with a forward landing you can do lean-bang, which is just as sick.

tough decision. i guess switch off rails, forward off jumps. or vice versa. i can't decide.
Jan 4 2009 11:50PM
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Calb3rt
Posts: 6005 - Karma: 2,203
switch all around

Jan 4 2009 11:58PM
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nkmo.
Posts: 3994 - Karma: 285
Switch, it seems like theres less impact.
Jan 4 2009 11:58PM
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pianoman
Posts: 2503 - Karma: 779
i'm better at landing forwards, it looks like i'm almost alone here
Jan 4 2009 11:59PM
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hollygrove
Posts: 7845 - Karma: 93
far more comfortable landing forward, but switch doesnt hurt my knees.
Jan 5 2009 12:45AM
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Ryanvdonk
Posts: 12811 - Karma: 1,971
it really depends, 3s and 7s i dont really like, but switch 5s are like butter. but usually switch i guess...switch 5s being the exception...
Jan 5 2009 12:51AM
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WhiteBurd
Posts: 1127 - Karma: 98
alwalys brown eye first
Jan 5 2009 12:52AM
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pianoman
Posts: 2503 - Karma: 779
nicely put
Jan 5 2009 12:58AM
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KNUCKifyouBUCK
Posts: 1330 - Karma: 9
wierd i just hate the feeling of dropping backwards
Jan 5 2009 1:21AM
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alaskakid
Posts: 5540 - Karma: 430
I used to like landing switch more, but now I like landing forwards more
Jan 5 2009 2:15AM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
Depends if there are trees and other obstacles in the landing.

But switch is more fun, and more forgiving.
Jan 5 2009 2:22AM
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MT_Mike
Posts: 382 - Karma: 73
fuck me, i did the same thing... cut the shit out of the dog's legs, down to the bone ... they took the dog inside and this girl came out and said, "both of her legs were broken, so we took her out back and shot her..........." i felt so bad, then she said she was kidding... bad joke.

but i still feel bad for the dog, now it's all bandaged up and is deathly afraid of me whenever i shred park at that hill. enough of the story, to have some relevance, i prefer landing switch for sure.
Jan 5 2009 3:46AM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
forwards on anything but park features.
Jan 5 2009 4:28AM
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SteezethePirate
Posts: 506 - Karma: 34
do you ski near a humane society?...i don't know about anyone else but i don't have random creatures scuttling around my hill as often as I'd like
Jan 5 2009 8:46AM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
switch for the win, why else would we have those double tipped crazy skis?
Jan 5 2009 9:38AM
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heFF
Posts: 5786 - Karma: 4,456
sweeeetch
Jan 5 2009 9:43AM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13078 - Karma: 18,713
I dont have a preference when the jump is over 50 feet
Jan 5 2009 10:08AM
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Jorgen.
Posts: 1361 - Karma: 35
Switch no doubt. Much more forgiving, easier in my mind and it looks wayy more badass.
Jan 5 2009 10:18AM
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MangoSteeze
Posts: 793 - Karma: 48
forward landing off rails. switch landing off jumps. i prefer taking off switch on jumps also
Jan 5 2009 12:23PM
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MT_Mike
Posts: 382 - Karma: 73
hah, no, it's a small hill near home, a little mom 'n pop kinda mountain. super chill, but yah they have two dogs and one is always outside chillin with little kids and hangin on the deck. unfortunately landing switch and skiing out of the last rail near the base led me to shredding the dogs legs apart. funny part is she is still outside chillin even after the near-death experience.
Jan 5 2009 1:05PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,018
keep searching!! youre not searching hard enough! the answers are out there young padawan!
Jan 5 2009 1:17PM
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gaku
Posts: 225 - Karma: 64
switch - healthier for my shins.
Jan 5 2009 1:59PM
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Z_rob
Posts: 3076 - Karma: 152
this might sound kind of gaper so excuse me

but i am having trouble landing switch i can get the rotation and the landing but riding away i think i lean to far forward and kind of ride on my tips and tend to either fall on my side or on my face about half way down the ride-away.

any comments or help?
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Jan 5 2009 2:30PM
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mtvtut
Posts: 59 - Karma: 19
switch is way easier, for the reason that you can see the landing before you are finished spinning. if your trying to do a 7 on a jump that isnt that big, you are pretty much landing blind. if you are spinning a five, after you get 360 your just turning your body the last 180, your head is staying in the same place.
Jan 5 2009 2:39PM
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niklasturku
Posts: 135 - Karma: 475
Switch
Jan 5 2009 2:43PM
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mr.bacon
Posts: 82 - Karma: 2,351
i like to land the switch 5 switch
Jan 5 2009 3:09PM
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triebby
Posts: 8670 - Karma: 2,190
I would prolly say switch, but stomping either way is greatly enjoyable.
Jan 5 2009 3:13PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
Posts: 9929 - Karma: 9,374
I can't land switch for my life on anything bigger than 20ft
Jan 5 2009 3:20PM
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BigMeech621
Posts: 1257 - Karma: 16
u mean twin tippers?
Jan 5 2009 4:05PM
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linesteeze
Posts: 1229 - Karma: 125
if its a good day i like landing in between, so much fun. bad days i like landing switch
Jan 5 2009 4:14PM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
Since my mountain doesn't have jumps except for shitty little burns on the side of the slope I say switch since forward landings equal toe jams in the flat. On actual landings on actual jumps I am more comfortable landing forward but switch is still better.
Jan 5 2009 4:19PM
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JCsteezy
Posts: 758 - Karma: 211
i find it more natural to land switch on rails i dont know it feels right
Jan 5 2009 4:25PM
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7-11_Slurpee
Posts: 1142 - Karma: 1,552
Theres these kids at my hill that have double sided skis. I think they make it easier to turn.
Jan 5 2009 4:28PM
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Derailed
Posts: 233 - Karma: 60
I totally agree with most of you guys, landing switch is sooo dope!
Jan 5 2009 7:16PM
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zackblain
Posts: 2322 - Karma: 22
switch fo sho
Jan 5 2009 7:25PM
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Snowgoner
Posts: 5047 - Karma: 965
i think landing forwards is easier but landing switch feels really dope
Jan 5 2009 7:26PM
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landonn
Posts: 2913 - Karma: 385
landing switch is the best. taking off switch is the best to. switch is the shit.
Jan 5 2009 7:38PM
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